Protecting Yourself from Malpractice Claims”
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Read the article, “Protectin" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">ing Yourself from Malpractice Claims” found at
https://www.americannursetoday.com/protectin" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">ing-yourself-from-malpractice-claims/
Read the article, “Nurses, Negligence, and Malpractice” found at:
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Read the article, “7 Legal Tips for Safe Nursin" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">ing Practice” (you will need to copy and paste the lin" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">ink below in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">into your browser)
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Week Four Paper will address the followin" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">ing three sets of questions:
1. In connection with the readin" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">ings relatin" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">ing to negligence/malpractice answer the followin" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">ing:
a. What was the most important in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">information you gain" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">ined from these articles?
b. What are the elements that must be present for there to be a valid claim of negligence?
Comment on this scenario: A comatose patient is admitted with a UTI. The RN documents turnin" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">ing the patient every 2 hours, but actually did not. The UTI resolves and the patient is discharged without
any other changes in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in prehospital condition.
c. Was the RN negligent? Why or why not?
d. Was the RN’s behavior ethical, why or why not?
e. Would any of your answers change, and if so how, if the patient had developed a bedsore durin" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">ing the hospitalization?
Read the summary of Supreme Court case that reviewed Oregon Death with Dignity Act found at:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gonzales_v._Oregon
Read the story of Brittany Maynard found at:
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Optional: Read the case of Gonzalez v. Oregon, found at:
http://scholar.google.com/scholar_case?case=17055043890936848595&hl=en&as_sdt=2&as_vis=1&oi=scholarr
Read “ Legalizin" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">ing euthanasia or assisted suicide: the illusion of safeguards and controls” found at:
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3070710/
Review State-by-State Guide to Physician-Assisted Suicide found at:
http://euthanasia.procon.org/view.resource.php?resourceID=000132
2. In connection with the topics of Euthanasia and Assisted Suicide, address the followin" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">ing:
a. What is the difference between Euthanasia and Assisted Suicide?
b. Explore your thoughts and feelin" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">ings on the legality of assisted suicide and euthanasia. Should Florida follow Oregon?
c. What guidance on this topic is found in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in the ANA Code of Ethics (Hin" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">int: Interpretive Statement to Provision One)?
d. What is ANA’s position on Euthanasia and Assisted Suicide as expressed in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in its Position Statement on the topic?
Read the article, “How We Die” found at:
http://tuftsjournal.tufts.edu/2010/03_2/features/03/
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Criteria Very Important
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